Final post for Semester 1

Working up to the final presentation I was getting really stressed out. I had a few pretty late nights trying to get everything finished. It seemed that everything had suddenly just been piled on and that came as a bit of a shock. I was really worried that I was not going to get everything finished in time and was concentrating more on that than the actual presentation.

I am terrible at public speaking and being a very self-conscious person I get very nervous and easily embarrassed. I was quite glad that there were only 4 other people, in addition to 2 tutors, that would be watching me. I also knew at least 3 of the people.

Because I had been concentrating on getting all of the necessary work finished I wasn't really prepared for my presentation. I had a few things written down as bullet points pretty soon before it and therefore had to basically think of it on the spot.

I chose the reverse cinema project to present because it was definitely my favourite assignment and also the one that I've felt the most involved in which made it easier to talk about. I was the first person in my group to talk and therefore didn't have any example to follow. I wasn't really sure how to start so I basically just started talking. I wasn't sure if I was saying the correct things because at the beginning at least one of the 2 tutors wasn't looking at me. But the only thing I could do was keep talking.

Overall I think it went better than I thought it would and it was a huge relief to have gotten it done, but I'm still very nervous about what everyone else thought about it. I was able to answer all but one of the questions at the end although again I'm not sure if I was giving the correct answers. I was also given some advice from the tutors which I will definitely take into account and try to follow for the next semester.

It's a huge weight off my shoulders now that it is finished and I'm happy to be able to say that I was able to give the presentation, and hopefully to a reasonable standard.